This is Abe.
I love this puppy. He is a beautiful sable color, playful, rambunctious, happy, super friendly and outgoing. He loves everybody!
But Abe is different. Abe was born with only one ear. He has cartilage on his left side, but no opening to the ear canal and no ear flap. His right side is perfectly "normal".
We don't know why this happened to Abe. Obviously something didn't develop right in the womb. He did have seven brothers and sisters crowded in there with him.
Our vet has checked him out well and he's perfectly healthy and "normal" in every other way. I love the way our vet described him. When I said he had a disability. She said, "No, he has a different-ability."
Abe doesn't know he's "different". Abe doesn't know he's suppose to have two ears. Abe doesn't know he's not like everybody else. Abe doesn't know he's not, "normal". I guess we humans are the ones with the hang-ups. We see something different and we step back, we're afraid, we're cautious, we don't know how to react or what to do or say. Maybe we can all learn something from Abe. Love everybody whether they fall in our category of "normal" or not! Give everyone (including animals) a chance! Have fun! Enjoy life! What is "normal' anyways?!
"Can I read the paper?" (Actually he'd rather shred it!)
"Travis, turn me back over!"
Sitting at attention. He's staring at my son.
"Here mom, I'll hold the strap while you take the picture! I'm such a good helper."
Cuteness!
His left side without the ear.
"Haha, I got the kids toy!"
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father.." (James 1:17)
Abe is a gift!
Precious!! :D
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